Toontrack EZKeys Upright Piano introduces a completely new stand-alone piano virtual instrument with the revolutionary songwriting features and core MIDI library of the EZkeys line.

The EZkeys Upright sound library is a carefully sampled Östlind & Almquist piano which dates back to the late 1800s. This classic and award winning Swedish brand delivers a characteristic, rich and warm tone unlike any other instrument of its kind. It was sampled in painstaking detail at a world-class studio using the best in modern and vintage recording equipment.

About EZkeys

By combining a world-class piano player, songwriting partner, arranger with a meticulously sampled instrument, EZkeys marks the next step in creative music software.

The EZkeys software includes an extensive and pro-played MIDI library (over 700 MIDI files), compatible with any EZkeys sound library. The MIDI covers all major styles from pop, rock, and gospel to country and jazz. Performed by a session pianist and playedin full song section blocks (intro, verse, chorus etc), you simply just drag and drop your selections to the timeline to build the foundation to a professionally played piano track.

This combined with EZkeys’ revolutionary smart transpose functionality, writing songs has never been easier. When you drop a MIDI file on the timeline, EZkeys will analyze and separate all chords. The smart transpose wheel will allow you to change or alter single chords as well as transpose full songs on the fly while still keeping the rhythm and feel of the MIDI intact. Works on included as well as any imported third party MIDI

EZkeys Feature Overview

32- and 64-bit VST, AU and RTAS instrument as well as low latency stand-alone application

Drag and drop the included MIDI straight to the built-in song track

Drag and drop support for your own or third party MIDI straight into EZkeys

Drag and drop MIDI from the song track or directly from the song browser to your DAW or to your desktop

EZkeys will analyze and chord-separate any MIDI on the fly

Record or overdub MIDI directly in EZkeys

Use your own, the included or any third party MIDI/chord progressions and transform with playing styles found in other MIDI files

Quickly add basic chords to the timeline or drag and drop any chord from the Chord Wheel

Real-time chord display that enables you to instantly see what chords you are playing

Chord selector, based upon the circle of fifths, allowing you to change chords instantly

Presets for the most commonly used chord types

Customize the coloration of any chord by opening up the detailed view

Alter the voicing of a chord on the fly by clicking the - or + buttons in the Chord Wheel

"Humanize" any pre-quantized MIDI upon import in EZkeys

Transpose individual song blocks or full songs

Export songs or files as wave files straight from the EZkeys interface

Comes with an easy to understand music theory document including MIDI examples

Possibility to tune the piano by octave, semitone or cents

Dynamics controls that let you adjust the velocity response to match your keyboard or playing style

Three pedals: sustain, sostenuto and damping

MIDI-learn and automation

Ready-made presets utilizing high-quality effects from Overloud. The presets range from raw and unprocessed to heavily distorted and tweaked

All songs performed with increasing intensity as intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus and bridge variations

Single, rhythmical and broken chords in different variations as well as FX and endings

Straight/swing variations in 4/4 and 6/8

Intuitive browser that lets you add you own favorites and arrange them in folders

EZkeys Upright Piano - Sound Library Overview

A carefully sampled Östlind & Almquist upright piano

Recorded at Studio 9, Sveriges Radio, Sweden using only the best of the best in modern and vintage equipment

All sounds are designed to be mix-ready. Just pick a preset and the sound will sit right in your mix!

Uncompromising dynamic response for great playability

Includes Sympathetic Resonance based on real samples

Due to our proprietary loss-less compression algorithm TPC, EZkeys Upright Piano is extremely low on system resources and only needs 500 MB of RAM. Normal loading time from launch to ready-to-play is less than ten seconds

Preset Overview
The included signal chain presets are based on high quality effects from Overloud. Effects used range from reverb to tape simulation and distortion. You can control each preset by using a set of controls that will affect the individual parameters.

Standard:
The default and all-round sound brings out the best in the natural upright tone. This preset will work perfectly in any type of song or mix!

Raw Tweaks:
A true bypass preset that represents what the piano sounded like from the raw recording.